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Checklist for Subfamily Forcipomyiinae Lenz, 1934
and region Nigeria (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
388
4495
12408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
385
4491
12404
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
368
4385
12052
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
234
3464
10323
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
66
566
1730
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
15
137
628
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
60
340
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
40
108
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCeratopogonidae
Newman, 1834
Biting midge, Biting midges, Midgies, Mosquitos Or Gnats
13
55
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyForcipomyiinae
Lenz, 1934
2
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Nigeria
2 Genera with 11 Species
Atrichopogon Kieffer, 19232SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 19249SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nigeria
11 Species
Atrichopogon acanthocolpus Ingram & Macfie, 1922
Atrichopogon natalensis Ingram & Macfie, 1923
Forcipomyia (Microhelea) inornatipennis Austen, 1912
Forcipomyia ashantii Ingram & Macfie, 1924
Forcipomyia castanea Walker, 1848
Forcipomyia clastrieri Dessart, 1963
Forcipomyia hirsuta Ingram & Macfie, 1924
Forcipomyia mcmillani Clastrier & ..., 1961
Forcipomyia monoplectron Lane, 1977
Forcipomyia nigeriae Ingram & Macfie, 1924
Forcipomyia nigeriensis Ingram & Macfie, 1924


Links, sources and further information
Forcipomyiinae at artfakta.se
Forcipomyiinae at dyntaxa.se
Forcipomyiinae at itis.gov